The beneficiaries hold their individual shares in the land as beneficial owners. Footnotes 3 4 Where a vesting order is sought to gift Māori land shares that have a value of over $2,000, the owner of the shares will need to give evidence, either in Court or in a written affidavit 13 or declaration, to support the application.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
The most common governance entity is the ahu whenua trust, of which there are now over 5,500 in existence. This tells us that we have many Māori in various governance roles, in various governance structures, performing at various levels.
The owner of a beneficial interest in land. Where land is vested in trustees, the trustees own the land as legal owners on behalf of the beneficiaries.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
This application form has been modified specifically for use in determining the successors for South Island Landless Natives (SILNA) Lands in accordance with Part 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement.
Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)
This provision can be used to vest12 the dwelling site in a married couple, or civil union or de facto partner, as joint tenants13 or tenants in common14 in equal shares.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
Trustees are appointed by the Māori Land Court under the jurisdiction set out in s 222 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. In making appointments two crucial criteria must be considered.
This model for the utilisation of multiply-owned Māori land had its origins in Taitokerau in 1989 where, under s 438 of the Māori Affairs Act 1953, a block was vested in a trust with exclusive use areas identified in a schedule to the trust order for whānau shareholding groups.
(c) Any such application should be made in good faith, as an unsuccessful application could result in an award of costs. 8.
For me personally, there were times in my legal career when I wanted to toss it in.
I understand that in 2004, when the Hon John Tamihere was Minister of Lands, Cabinet approved the investment of approximately $30m in the MFLRP.
